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Bishop John Curtis (Hangchow) 邱約翰主教(杭州)
Hangchow Rotarian John Curtis a Bishop in faith and football By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Bishop John Curtis, an Irish missionary bishop in China John Curtis was the big bloke with the moustache and his arms folded in the back row standing left 1. 2 The Right Reverend Bishop…
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The Hon. Shum Choi-Sang (Hong Kong) 岑才生 (香港)
中文版在第 12-22 頁 岑才生–資深報人也是資深扶輪人 Senior Journalist and Senior Rotarian Shum Choi-Sang By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 The Honourable Shum Choi-Sang (岑才生議員) (1922-2016), SBS, OBE, MSc (New York), JP, a Senior Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), was widely acclaimed as an elder statesman of Hong…
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Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (Hangchow) 蘇達立醫師(杭州)
中文版在第 18-27 頁 杭州扶輪社社長–蘇達立醫師 戰火的歲月中–為杭州百姓提供了生命的蔭庇 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton — President of Hangchow Rotary Club provided life-saving shelter for the Hangchow people during the war years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 31 January 2020 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (蘇達立醫師), CBE, OStJ, MC, FRCSI, MD, MA, MRCS, LRCP (1896 – 1970) was an…
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Cheng Tsang-Po (Nanking) 程滄波(南京)
中文版在第 3-17 頁 南京扶輪社員程滄波 《中央日報》社長《星島日報》總主筆 Nanking Rotarian Cheng Tsang-Po Prominent Chinese journalist and politician By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2014 Cheng Tsang-Po (程滄波) (birth name was Cheng Chung-Hsing 程中行) (6 March 1903 – 21 July 1990) was a prominent Chinese journalist and politician. He was a significant figure in Chinese…
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Walter Brown (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Rotarian Walter Brown Founding Dean of Science of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Walter Brown, FRSE, AMIEE, MA, BSc (Glasgow) (29 April 1886, Glasgow – 14 April 1957, Marandellas, Rhodesia), Scottish mathematician and engineer, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club (…
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Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (Hong Kong) 香樂思博士(香港)
Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots The Hong Kong Rotarian Botanist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (香樂思) (1902 – 14 January 1986), was British botanist, ornithologist, and author who made significant contributions to the understanding of the natural history and agriculture of Hong Kong and…
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Benjamin Wylie (Hong Kong) 衞理(香港)
Benjamin Wylie, JP The First Rotarian Newspaperman in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2015 Benjamin Wylie (衞理太平紳士), JP, (1884–1956) was one of the 79 charter members in 1930 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) and served the first Board of Directors, holding the classification “Printing &…
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The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club – Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s
The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 December 2016 It was the tradition of Shanghai Rotary Club, Republic of China (中華民國上海扶輪社), to distribute Christmas packs to children, since the Club’s inception in 1919. Toys gift is always the popular item to children…
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Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China
Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China The 81st District of Rotary International in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 Today is the 80 years since the first Rotary District established in China on 1 October 1935. The first Rotary Club formed in Asia was the Rotary…
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Dr. Chen Sze-Pong (Peking) 陳祀邦醫生(北京)
中文版在第 9-12 頁 被遺忘的「鼠疫鬥士」陳祀邦醫生 — 北平扶輪社 1928-1929 年度社長 Dr. Chen Sze-Pong — the forgotten “plague fighter” President 1928-1929 of the Rotary Club of Peking By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2014 In 1910-1911, pneumonic plague broke out in the three northeastern provinces of the Ch’ing Empire (大清國). Dr. Chen Sze-Pong (陳祀邦醫生),…
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Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh (Tsingtao) 沈鴻烈海軍上將(青島)
中文版在第 13-27 頁 青島市長沈鴻烈海軍上將 — 青島扶輪社創社理事 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh — Mayor of Tsingtao Charter Member of Tsingtao Rotary Club in 1932 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh (沈鴻烈海軍上將) (7 December 1882 – 12 March 1969) was Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Headquarters of the Republic of China (中華民國)…
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Jurist Attilio Lavagna (Nanking) 羅萬雅法學家(南京)
Nanking Rotarian Dr. Attilio Lavagna, LLD Italian Legal Advisor to the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2015 Professor Attilio Lavagna, LLD, Italian, was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Nanking (南京扶輪社), holding the Classification “Law – Judiciary”, when he was appointed…
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Professor James Mellon Menzies (Tsinan) 明義士教授(濟南)
中文版在第 13-36 頁 濟南扶輪社明義士教授 — 中國甲骨文最權威的考古學家/歷史學家之一 Tsinan Rotarian Professor James Mellon Menzies one of the most important archaeologists/historians on ancient Chinese oracle bone scripts By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2023 The ancient Chinese Oracle Bone collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, is the biggest one outside of China. The…
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2nd Rotary District Conference in China – Nanking 1937
2nd Conference of the 81st District of Rotary International Nanking, Republic of China – 11-13 April 1937 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The purpose of the District Conference is to provide opportunities for networking, inspirational addresses, and discussions of Rotary-related matters. The event should recognize the service programs, projects,…
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The 1994 R.I. Convention in Taipei Celebrated the 75 Years of Rotary in Asia
The love of high strategy has fascinated the Chinese for centuries. To the Chinese mind, planning complex manoeuvres and executing intricate plans harmoniously are among the most treasured human qualities. In June 1994, a monumental puzzle was posed to Taiwan’s Rotary leaders, as well as to the members of the 1994 R.I. Convention Committee: how…
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Shanghai Rotary Club opens National Campaign against Smallpox in 1926
Shanghai Rotary Club initiated National Campaign against Smallpox, 1926 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 Since the inception of the 6 Areas of Focus by Rotary International in recent years, December every year is designated as “Disease Prevention and Treatment Month”, commencing from this Rotary Year 2015-2016. The concern on…
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Chengtu Rotary Club Launched Anti-TB Campaign 1945-05
Translation – In May 1945, the Chengtu Rotary Club launched a tuberculosis (TB) prevention campaign covering three cities or counties in Chengtu, in collaboration with the Provincial Health Bureau, Department of Education, Municipal Government, and Municipal Sanitation Affairs Institute. A preparatory meeting was held on May 3 at the YMCA, chaired by Lu Dexin of…
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Hong Kong Rotary Club – Charity Ball in aid of Kamp for Kids – 1950
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Kowloon North Rotary Club – Donated computers to Ulaanbaatar high school, Mongolia – 2001
Hong Kong Rotarians donate computers to Mongolian high schools The Rotary Club of Kowloon North, Hong Kong, donated U.S. $25,000 worth of computers to high schools in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Pictured: William Benter, past president of the Rotary Club of Kowloon North, points to one of the new computers, while RI Vice-President Gary Huang (left)…
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Hangchow Rotary Club (1931) – The First Mandarin Speaking Club in History
史上第一家華語扶輪社 – 杭州扶輪社(1931) Hangchow Rotary Club (1931) The First Mandarin Speaking Club in History By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Hangchow Rotary Club (杭州扶輪社), chartered on 23 June 1932, was the first Mandarin speaking Club in history, located in Hangchow (Hangzhou), capital city of Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province of the Republic…
